I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
GEORGE S. PATTONMoral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
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War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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